4 PATRIOTS MUST SERVE IN ARMY OR RED CROSS [Continued l'roin First I'age.] Eone for the soldiers—and What the fcoldiers are doing for the United E>lates. Hence her statement carried height this morning when she said: "These are the days when every local American must be in one of two places—the Arnjy or the Red Dross." lied Crown K-'IIIK When the Red Cross Christmas iflrive for memberships starts Monday St will be possible to know where arrisburgers are. In the windows of members of the local chapter will be displayed a Red Cross service flag. O'lie flag originally bears one large *ed cross. For every additional mem ber of the family who belongs to the Red Cross another cross is added. Chairman Jennings of the Christ mas drive committee this morning announced that 1,724 men and women "Will compose the campaign committee in charge of Harrisburg's efforts to et 38,000 members. There are four teen Harrisburg wards. In each there will be two commanders—a man and a woman. There are fifty three voting precincts. In each there "will be two captains, responsible to their commanders. On the men's Committees there will be twenty members; on the women's there will Ibe ten. In addition to the 1,724 field "Workers, ther<j will be a large exeeu "tice committee for clean-up efforts. The house-to-house canvass will A>egin Monday morning. Each com mittee will work in its own ward. "Where citizens decline to loin they ("Will be asked to sign cards setting tforth their reasons. KeiardiiiK Meniberolilpx In the case of persons now mem bers of the Red Cross, their member ships will, of course, run to the ex piration of the year for which they joined. But even present members A critical inspection . reveals chance for real economy Nearly every wardrobe in Harrisburg has-in it a suit, coat, dress, skirt that haven't by any means outlived their usefulness. DRY CLEANING AND PRESSING put many an article of apparel back into service for many more months. Here's a chance for hundreds of people to eliminate waste and join the ranks of the thrifty. And it doesn't entail any sacrifice of pride or personal appearance. Call us on either phone. FINKELSTEIN Dyer and Cleaner 1322 North Sixth Street 1134 Market Street > " " "X y> —pre beautiful senti \ W'Wi wk ment expressed by \ ffl Christmas gifts reaches -■■ I ' ' ts height in that most ' w your photograph. * Vt ideal gift to those who love you. The Musser Studio 37 North Second Street A Man's Gift From a Man's Store \m Wm. Strouse jf j C • ' "uJhf JFmtrh ' ' (MI3S SWOPE) HJ THE REYNARD 208 N. 3rd ST. (Next Door lo Poat Office) • 24,000 Gift Handkerchiefs . ! For Men, Women-and Children KOlt WOMEN—Pure linen, plain, hemstitched, embroidered, Armenian, Maileria and Swiss peasant embroidery, 150, 25e, se up t CHILDREN'S ILANDKEHCHI I I S—a specialty at tills sliop. In boxes or 3, 25c l>o.v. Others at se, 12 % c anil 25c eacli. FOR-MEN—Pure linen, plain, hemstitched, corded anil colored bordered, 25c, 350 anil 50c. Soldiers' kliakl haiiilkcrehiers and khaki colored silk muflier*. An exquisite collection of neckwear, silk stockings and crepe lie chine underwear for gift purposes. MONDAY EVENING. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 10, 1917." I are urged to rejoin at tills time —to : renew their memberships, so that all ! memberships will expire at the same : time next year. Those who have \ Joined since September 1 will be con j sidered as new members and their i cards will run to December .11, 1918. Gaston B. Means Again Under Cross-Examination By Associated Press Concord. N. C.. Dec. 10. Gaston B. [ Means, under cross-examination to -1 day, described the shooting and death of Mrs. Maude A. King, the wealthy New York and Chicago widow, at the beginning of the third week of his trial here on the charge of the murder lof the woman. His version was es sentially the same as given in his di | rect examination. | Judge Cline. when court convened, : stated he had been humiliated Sunday |by the publication of the statement j that the defendant had some into court armed without rebuke from the I Court. Means explained he took the | pistol in question from the table of his cmmsel, it being an unloaded pis- I tol theretofore and since used by wit j nesses in their testimony. Birthday Celebration For Young Ben Foltz I Mr. and Mrs. James E. Foltz. of | .i 35 Woodbine street, entertained some youtjg folks in celebration of the fourteenth birthday of their son, Hen 11. Foltz. Festoons of red, white and blue gave the rooms a festive air i where games nnd refreshments were enjoyed. Those in attendance were. I | Misses Mary Foltz. Margaret Parks, Fanny Steward. Fanny Sheaffer. Edith Mann. Gladys Wallace, Helen Minich, Jessie Steckley, Charles Foltz, John, Foltz, George Winners, John Shingler, Cameron Gordon, ' Warren Sheaffer, Fred DeShong, Ross Melchior, Fred Minich, William Wert, Ronald Grey, Clayton Neuman, Harold Liby, John Minich, Ben H. Foltz, Mr. and Mrs. Botts, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Foltz. PERSONA L Miss Velder Marries Earl Byrem, of This City -Mrs. Nancy M. Velder, of 546 Cur tin street, announces the marriage of her daughter, Miss Margaret Mitchell Velder, to P. Earl Byrem, •Saturday, December 8, In Cape May, N' J. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Curtis O. Bosserman, former pastor of the Covenant Pres byterian Church, this city, in the Cape May Presbyterian church, of which he 1s now pastor. The bride wore a traveling costume ; of dark blue cloth with hat to har / monize aiul taupe fox furs. Her cor- I sage bouquet was of orchids and | trench flowers. Following a trip to Baltimore and Washington, the i couple will be at home to their 1 friends after December 30, at the | bride's home. Mrs. Byrem is a graduate of the , Central High school, class of 1915. ; Mr. Byrem Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. i William W. Ltyrem, 119 South Four ! teenth street, and Is connected with j the Pennsylvania railroad service. |He was graduated from Tech, in | 1913, where he was prominent in | athletics and is a member of the I P. K. fraternity. Capital Legion Plans Anniversary Celebration By special call of the * national president, George A. Scott, of Waver ly, N. Y., officers of Capital Legion, Xo. 1108, of this city, held a fleeting Friday evening. Plans were discussed for an extensive campaign for new members and arrangements made J for the thirteenth anniversary cele bration of the local legion on Feb ruary 13. The Wilmington degree team will be invited hero at that time to give an exhibition of degree work. The presence of the national presi dent was appreciated and his sug gestions for future work gladly re ceived. All o "cers of the Legion were present including the secretary, W. H. Sheiblev, C. L. Rhodes, John Blessner, James Rockwell, Mrs. Mary Dreese, Mrs. Lulu Cleland, Miss Sara Ocker and Mrs. Mary Garverick. The Lamont-Boyd Wedding at Bride's Country Home invitations have been received here for the marriage of Miss Katharine Lamont, of New York, to James Boyd, son of Mrg. John Y. Boyd, of this city, the ceremony taking place, SaturcAy, December 15, at 12.30 at Middlebrook. Duhess ounty, N. Y., the country home of Miss Lamont. Miss Laniont's father was Daniel La mont, Secretary of the Treasury in the Cabinet under President Cleve land's administration. SELLING RKD CROSS SEALS AT THE V. W. C. A. BUILDING Red Cross seals will be sold at the y. W. C. A. building. Fourth and Walnut streets, for the coming two weeks with the industrial clubs of the association in charge this week and the Commonweal Club next week. The young women are anxious to make as many sales as possible from the association and urge their friends to purchase here. COMRADES IN SERVICE MEET The regular monthly meeting of the Comrades in Service of the Mar ket Square Presbyterian Church, will be held Friday evening, December 14, at 7.30 o'clock in the church parlor. Miss Dorothy Arnold, the president, will preside, and a special program by the children of the Nursery Home has been arranged. BY-LAWS FOR COUNTRY CLUB A special meeting of the members of the Country Club of Harrisburg will be held in the Board of Trade this evening at 8 o'clock for the purpose of acting on the new set of by-laws which have been drafted by the board of governors and which will be submitted by them to the membership of the club. The meet ing will be a most important one and a large attendance is urged. . NURSE IN ARMY WORK Miss Fannie M. Ogelsby, of 109 North Second street, a nurse well known as a graduate of the Presby terian Hospital, Philadelphia, has gone to Camp Wadsworth, Sparten burg. South Carolina, to engage in hospital work among the soldiers. Miss Alice Mott and Miss Eleanor Mott. of Rochester. N. Y„ are guests of their aunt, Mrs. Ellen Mott Brown, of State street. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shoemaker, of Mount Union, spent the weekend with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ralph Morrison. Riverside apartments. I ~ j Kodaks ! for Christmas f A Kodak will make a jjift anyone will be de lighted to get. It will not only be an enjoyment Christ mas but a source of pleasure the year round | Get one and send your . Soldier Boys pictures of friends and familiar scenes. . , —Complete Outfits — Cameras Films —Supplies— Developing Printing GORGAS DRUG STORES OPEN DAY unci NIGHT 1 N. THIRD STREET and PEN'NA. STATION Successful Card Party by Wives of the Elks Wives and daughters of members j of Harrisburg Lodge No. 12, B. P. | O. E., held a successful dance and ; card party last week with an un usually large attendance. All the j decorations were in patriotic fashion with the American tlitg in evidence everywhere. Twenty-one prizes were awarded the winners in five hundred and dancing followed. The patriotic waltz was won by Miss Mary Cashman with her broth er. E. A. Cashman, received a large basket of fruit. There were other dances to patriotic airs as well as the confetti dance, the serpentine dance which included varicolored streamers, and the moonlight dance. Patriotic hats as favors added to the fun. The Red Cross dance was the important one, each man con tributing generously to the cause. : The committee on arrangements were: Mrs. Joseph Weaver, chair iman; Mrs. Lou Haum, Mrs. Charles Weber. Mrs. F. W. Greene. Mrs. C. L. Wright, Mrs. Howard Martin, Mrs. C. H. Kain, Mrs. E. C. Cassell, Mrs. Koliler, Mrs. Jacob Seifert. Mrs. Morton. Mrs. Sourbier. Mrs J. H Lutz, Mrs. B. S. Shelley. Sunshine Society Makes Goodly Sum From Opera Mrs. Frederick E. Downes, the president, presided this afternoon at the December meeting of the Rob ert Disbrow-Uoyd Sunshine Society held at the Y. W. C. A. building. Fourth and Walnut streets. Reports were heard from the various com mittees of the opera. "Out —Some- where,' given last week, and the so ciety realized between eleven and twelve hundred dollars from the three performances, and the sale of sweets. This will keep the Sunshine work going for some time amonfc the cripples and shut-ins of the city. Tiie society wishes to thank all those who gave such valuable as sistance in making the opera a suc cess; the singers, stores of the city, liberal friends and the owner of the storeroom where the rehearsals were held. U. S. Daughters of 1812 Will Meet on Thursday Keystone Chapter, United States Daughters of 1812*, Mrs. James B. Mersereau, regent, will meet Thurs day afternoon, December 13, at 2 o'clock in the Civic Club house as guests of Mrs. George * Preston Mains. Attorney Jesse E. B. Cunning ham will speak; Miss Anne U. Wert will.present Current Events and vo cal solos will be given by Mrs. Wil bur F. Harris and Miss Elizabeth Ross. Christmas philanthropic work will be completed for some "Real Daughters." As this is the annual meeting the election of officers will be held. The chairman of tellers is Mrs. Charles F. Rebuck. LOCAL GIRL GRADUATES Among the members of the gradu ating class of the fall semester, at the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, ill., is Miss Pauline I. Hauck, daugh ter of Mrs. Harriet Houck, of 1614 Berryhill street. Miss Hauck is a graduate of the 1915- class of the Central High School, and since that time has studied at the Moody school. Miss Dorothea M. Dickert, of 123 Susquehanna street, and Irving E. Bender, of Forster street, spent Sun day with Miss Dickert's sister, Mrs I. V. Swartz, in Carlisle. Mrs. C. W. Schreckengust and son,Burchard, of 1835 Spencer street are visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Downie. in Boston. Mrs. Charles C. Madenford. who underwent a serious operation at the Harrisburg Hospital, is convalescing at her home in Overview. Mrs. James L. McConkey has gone home to Minnesota after spend ing six weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Harold H. Baldwin, 612 North Second street. MEMBERS OF GOVERNOR'S TROOP AT REST jiKSHpHfi If ' I' 7 'W S'H] I 3 „„ WJSB 11 v * t "*>&&■' i'; A picture of interest to many Harrisburg people is shown above. It shows a number of boys from the Governor's Troop, residing: at a water ing place. The boys shown on the picture are: G. W Wright, E. E. Sheesley, H. Hauiman, H. E. Cooper, J. Bergen stock, J. D. Green and J. L. Hobbs. The men are now in Italy, as mem bers of the One Hundred and Eighth Field Artillery, United .-States DR. HAWES GIVES SECOND SERMON OF NEW SERIES Includes Christian Science in His List of "False Religions "Christian Science is the Devil's masterpiece," said Dr. George E. Hawes in Market Square Presby terian Church last evening, speaking on "Christian Science—A False Re ligion." The creed of the Christian Science Church was said to be mis leading and as characterist.c of the false religions. Following a reading of the tenets of the Christian Science Church by Dr. Hawes, he showed the points of difference between the Protestant Christian Church and the Christian Science Church. Among these were: Disbelief in the story of the creation of man in the image of God; denial of the per sonality of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost; denial of the reality of sin and of judgment of men for sins; denial of the personality of satan, of necessity of prayer, (excepting a form of the Lord's prayer); denial of the resurrection of the dead; ministering of angels, atonement of Christ, the existence of angels or the doctrine of divinity. "The final reckoning for tho great world crime will not be at the banks, and in increased taxes, but the Great White Throne." said Dr. Clayton Albert Smucker. In Steven- Memorial Methodist Church. Dr. Smucker was speaking on "Soldiers on the Firing Line." His sermon was eloquent and timely. "Some day the world will know the grim moral roots of a hundred disasters in this war of the nations. Let God say in his own time and way. The Christian churches must put their best into the balance and help God to win the war." Dr. C. L. Fry, secretary of the Board of Church Excision of the General Council, Luthu.vn Citurcli, preached at both services in Zion Lutheran Church yesterday. His ad dresses were timely and instructive. The subjects were "The Coming of the King" and "The Coming of the Church." Jewish congregations of the city observed the Feast of the Maccabees yesterday commeiKv-rotinm the hero ism of the Maccabees. A pageant, "Christ in America," was given in Saint Matthew's Luth eran Church last evening, before a crowded auditorium. At Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, George H. Hans dall, secretary of the National Brotherhood of Saint Andrew spoke A branch of the brotherhood was organized with 10 charter members. TO IIOLI) REHEARSAL The members of the combined chorus of the Olivet and Immanuel Presbyterian Church choirs will hold their weekly rehearsal at 8.45 o'clock to-morrow night In the auditorium of the Immanuel Church, under the direction of H. D. Hammond, chor ister. The chorus is rehearsing for the Christmas canta, "Light Eternal," by H. W. Petrle, which will be ren dered in both Olivet and Immanuel churches. Mrs. Jerry Seidle, of Schuylkill Haven, Pa., returned home yesterday after a several days' visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Heinly, 1320 Howard street. Mrs. James Q. Handshaw, of 900 North Second street, and son. Lieut. James Q. Handshaw, Jr., of Truck Company, No. 1, 103 d Supply Train, at Camp Hancock, Ga., who is home on a leave of absence, have returned after a several days' visit in Phila delphia. Miss Irene Dysert, of Mechanics burg, has returned from York where she spent the weekend. Mrs. William O. Hickok has open ed her house at 608 North Second street after spending two months with her daughter, Mrs. Arhur B. Emmons, in Dover. Mass. Mr. and Mrs. ElWood Stranger, of Troy, N. V„ were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gaines, of j North Third street. Miss Minerva Houser went home to Baltimore this morning after a weekend stay among relatives in the city. HALIFAX ESCAPES A SECOND BLAST * [Continued from First Page.] and fire here Thursday was. begun to day. | "Men wanted immediately at Fair- I \ iew cemetery." This advertisement i in the morning papers, called atten- I tion to still another problem—finding I men to dig graves for the hundreds of victims of the catastrophe. Hehlth authorities, working in co operation with the general relief com mittee, made it plain that burial must not be delayed, for with a thousand or more bodies in morgues and else where, the danger in delay was ap parent to all. But under the plan already in ef fect there was no delay, for laborers were assigned to the cemeteries, and men who never had expected to do that sort of work went, about the task as cheerfully as conditions permit ted. Little groups of sorrowful people went silently to cemeteries adjacent to the Richmond district, utterly wiped out by flames, and laid away their dead, without friends in attend ance, and with the commitment rites omitted. There were not enough min isters to officiate for all. There were not enough pallbearers and not enough hearses. Pungs laden with coffins went slowly over the snow covered streets and within sight of the section where hundreds of other bodies were still buried in the vuins. This city, facing the most serious days of Its life, had no time to stand about open graves and the dead were.laid away with none there but the folk from homes now but a mass of ruins. One general service wus held for all. Another HU/.zaril Fearotl When the searchers went into the ruined zone they tramped over snow piled high in every direction which delayed their work. An hour of sun shine that had heartened them was followed at noon by a heavy fall of snow with signs in the sky that a blizzard was near. There has been no accurate estimate as to the chances of the six thousand wounded. Now re j ports are, however, that a large per centage of those in hospitals will re cover. American relief parties took an ac tive part to-day in the general plan of co-ordinating the various relief forces. Sink Munitions Ship The deck cargo of the British steamer Pieton, laden with muni tions caught fire last night and only the quick and courageous work of a Halifax company of riflemen pre vented another big explosion in the harbor. The men boarded the ship, threw the burning cargo overboard and checked the flames before"TTiey could spread to the holds. Tiie ves sel was taken to sea to-day and sunk. After the Picton had gone to the bottom it was officially announced there was (absolutely no danger now of other explosions In the harbor. Wholesale arrests of German resi dents of Halifax were begun by the police to-day. This action was taken under instructions from the mili tary authorities. Sixteen Germans were taken into custody within a short time. Mili tary officers after an inquiry re leased a few of them. The others are in the county jail. The authorities refused t disclose whether they had obtained evidence associating Germans with the ex plosion. •' A number of citizens of German birth heretofore have been allowed full liberty with the exception that they were required to report once a month. Daybreak to-day found Halifax rapidly emerging from the chaos into which the city was plunged by the explosion last Thursday. The suc cessive snow and rainstorms which followed the disaster, greatly ham pered all efforts to alleviate the suf fering of the thousands of injured and homeless people but the return of fair weather yesterday made pos sible more systematic work. All relief agencies have now been co-ordinated. Enough doctors and nurses have reached the city to take care of the hospital duties. A con siderable quantity of supplies already has arrived and more are on the way, so that the danger of famine has been averted and there is ample clothing for all. These supplies must be carefully conserved, however, and the authorities to-day were doing their best to e..force the requests published yesterday that nonresi dents not here on urgent business, should leav£ the city and that others should not come here for the pres ent. The work of repairing the innu merable damaged buildings was well under way. Lumber, glass and other building materials are needed in great quantities. Claim Imo Was at Fault Members of the crew of the Bel gian steamer Imo assert tho French munitions steamer Mont Blanc was to blame for the collision which caused the terrible explosion last Thursday. Employes of Pickford and Blac' agents of the Imo, who have been providing the crew with clothes and other comforts, made public to day the stories told them by the sea men. According to the account of the men of the Imo they were entirely unaware of the nature of the cargo on the Mont Blanc. Their version if the tragedy is as follows: "The Imo was procsedlng down the harbor toward the sea when the Mont Blanc was seen coming toward them, apparently steaming for the Bedford basin. The French vessel was on the Dartmouth side of the Narrows. She blew two blasts of the whistle, indicating she was going to starboard. The Imo replied with two blasts. The Mont Blanc turned and the crew of the Imo thought that they could pass in safety but the dis tance between the two vessels was too short and the Imo rammed the Mont Blanc on the starboard side." Ladies' Shoes Cleaned, Dyed and Recolored If you can't clean those shoes, send them to us we know how. Prompt and satisfactory work guaranteed. We make a specialty of black-dyeing shoes of all colors. Phone Hell 981-J, or leave shoes at Cpepi's Boot Shop, 15 N. Third Street, or Comfort Shoe Store, 1312 Market Street. ELAM L BANKS <C years with Jerauld Shoe Co. 143 Linden Street P. S. Special Attention (liven to Parcel Pont Work Neither vessel appeared to be se riously damaged by the collision. After they separated the Mont Blanc neaded foi one of the city piers. The Imo went on, the skipper's Intention being, tho crew believe, to get int shallow water in order to find out exactly what damage had been done to his ship. Imo Hurloil on Rcnt-li The seamen received their first warning of danger when they saw chemical Humes leaping from the decks of the Mont Blanc. Then came the explosion. The Imo was caught in the tidal wave and riding on Its crest was hurled ©n the rocky beach. 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The captain was standing on the bridge and his head was blown off. The wheelsman was at his post anil his body was found in that position when the steamer was examined later. The body of the pilot, William Hayes, was found along the shore near the hulk and it is thought he was blown from the deck. Every man above deck was killed. When the vessel struck the beach the survivors rushed up from be neath decks and scrambled ashore. Thirty-one men escaped. Naval re lief parties found them wandering about in the brush.
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